Evaluation of Optimal Dose of Local Anesthetics for Patient Controlled Continuous Femoral Nerve Block

N/AUnknownNCT01198340

Okayama University60 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate an analgesic effect without basal administration of local anesthetics for patient-controlled femoral nerve block (with sciatic nerve block) after total knee arthroplasty.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Arthropathy of Knee Joint

Interventions

PC-FNB with basal administration of local anestheticsPROCEDURE

Administration of 0.2% ropivacaine for femoral nerve block with 3 ml/h of basal dose, 5ml bolus by the patient, 60 minutes of lock out time.

PC-FNB without basal local anestheticsPROCEDURE

Administration of 0.2% ropivacaine for femoral nerve block without basal dose, with 8 ml bolus by the patient, 60 minutes of lockout time.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients older than 20 yrs old scheduled for total knee arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Hospital

Okayama, Okayama-ken, Japan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain scores by use of numerous rating scale (NRS)

Time frame: 4 days after the surgery

Secondary Outcomes

dose of local anesthetics

Time frame: 4 days after the surgery

Central Contacts

Hideki Taninishi, MD, PhD

CONTACT

81-86-235-7327 tanishi@ops.dti.ne.jp

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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